Cigar Sales Holding Strong

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Frank Seltzer

Flavored products and natural leaf wrappers remain popular with consumers despite increased taxation and looming FDA intervention. By Frank Seltzer, Contributing Editor. Machine-made or mass-market cigars are by far the largest segment of the cigar universe. While premium cigars get most of the notice in magazines and blogs, the reality is that most cigar smokers [...]

A recent study by Boston University School of Public Health showed that e-cigarettes may hold promise as a smoking-cessation method because they address two aspects of smoking: the nicotine and the behavioral habit of puffing. The limited study used a survey of 5,000 first-time buyers of e-cigarettes from one company over a two-week period. The results showed that 68% of the first-time users were able to reduce the number of cigarettes they smoked.

The Electronic Frontier

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Frank Seltzer

The popularity of e-cigarettes has risen substantially over the past couple of years, giving retailers an opportunity to make up for shrinking tobacco profits. By Frank Seltzer, Contributing Editor. Electronic cigarettes are a relatively new product, but for convenience stores they are beginning to make a big impact on sales. Electronic cigarettes were invented just [...]